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Job Function:
Medical Affairs Group
Job Sub Function:
Medical Science Liaison
Job Category:
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:
Cairo, Egypt
Job Description:
About Immunology
Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
Our Immunology team leads in the development of transformational medicines for immunological disorders and illnesses. You can influence where medicine is going by restoring health to millions of people living with immune diseases.
Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine
We are searching for the best talent Medical Science Liaison – Immunology in Cairo, Egypt.
Summary of the job:
To be a therapeutic area scientific expert, responsible for discussing our Therapeutic areas, patients’ treatment trends and studies in the therapeutic areas in which we are involved, on a peer-to-peer basis with a defined audience of Leading Specialists (Physicians, Pharmacists, Hospital Managers, Board Members of Scientific Societies, and other stakeholders) and to be considered a trusted scientific counterpart and partner.
Duties & Responsibilities
- To keep abreast of medical and scientific knowledge.
- Continuously update their knowledge of patient’s treatment trends, guidelines, clinical activities and studies within the therapeutic area and patient`s treatment trends in the region
- Identify evolving scientific concepts with future clinical implications.
- Development and maintenance of a contact network with Leading Specialists.
- Understand their needs, key value drivers, practical treatment patterns and scientific activities within the therapeutic area.
- Develop and execute an external stakeholder management plan in close collaboration and coordination with other functions including HEMAR, Commercial, Global clinical operations, medical information and pharmacovigilance.
- Through scientific interactions, champion the medical value of our products fairly based on the risk-benefit profile of our drugs and contribute to the fostering of innovative approaches.
- Represent the company to other therapeutic area stakeholders including professional associations and patient organisations in cooperation with Medical Advisor(s)/Medical Director
- Recognize and nurture relationships with rising stars within the scientific community.
- Proactive and reactive communication of medical scientific data to Leading Specialists and broader external health-care related audiences:
- Communicate non-promotional general information about our company, including pipeline, research and development programs and other relevant information.
- Respond to unsolicited scientific queries from customers for approved products and products/indications in development, based on Medical Affairs and Medical Information documents.
- Use digital technologies and new media to support proactive and reactive communication.
- Organization and participation in Medical Education activities:
- Identify/support/educate speakers.
- Build Medical Education programs with scientific third parties and scientific steering committees.
- Participation in Advisory Boards in cooperation with Medical Lead/Medical director
- Provision of scientific support to company Sales Representatives
- Provide medical and product training and scientific support to Sales Representatives in coordination with Training Departments as appropriate.
- Act as a reference point for sales representatives for any scientific query, in collaboration with Medical Information as appropriate
- Support Medical Affairs clinical activities strategy, planning, design and execution in close co-operation with GCO and CROs when applicable.
- Support the set up and follow up of registries and other non-interventional Medical Affairs studies.
- Understand Real World Evidence (RWE) methodologies, identify data needs and opportunities, support protocol development and engage in discussions with customers to help design RWE projects.
- Propose investigators and sites for interventional and non-interventional Medical Affairs studies.
- Support GCO and CROs in site set up, management and issue resolution.
- Contribute to preparation and conduct of investigator meetings, recruitment follow-up and study result presentation.
- Manage investigator proposals for IISs and ensure they are discussed within the Medical Affairs department for decision.
- Support post marketing surveillance and expanded access programs
- Manage field based medical projects.
- Through scientific interactions, gain valuable insights into treatment patterns, and scientific activities in the therapeutic area and provide strategic input to the company Medical Affairs plan/ business decision-making.
Main performance measures (Performance Goals)
- 80% of time is spent in the field.
- Ability to shape the treatment algorithm in the respective TA through Medical education/peer to peer interactions.
- Establishing Janssen as #1 scientific partners to leading specialists
- Establish the value of Janssen brands among the scientific community
Experience Required:
- MD/Pharmacist/Physicians/Dentist degree.
- Minimum 4+ years of experience in a multinational pharmaceutical company.
- Experience in immunology is preferable.
- Experience of 1-2 years as an MSL is an advantage, or pharmacist holding master degree/Pharm D.
Leadership Behaviors Required:
- LIVE OUR CREDO: Puts the needs of Our Credo stakeholders first, pursues the highest standards of quality, safety, compliance & ethics and ensures everyday actions contribute to Our Purpose
- CONNECT: Builds internal and external relationships based on respect, collaborates openly across boundaries and acts as a team player.
- SHAPE: Inspires and contributes ideas that challenge thinking, demonstrates resilience and agility to drive and adapt to change.
- Grow: Develops self and others to reach their goals, engages in open & honest conversations and Drives performance by managing energy and taking ownership for outcomes.
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